Who would win in a 1980s air war: NATO or the Warsaw Pact?

Who would win in a 1980s air war?

  • NATO

    Votes: 222 92.1%
  • Warsaw Pact

    Votes: 19 7.9%

  • Total voters
    241
That is not true considering there were actual reported air to air kills by Iranian F-14 pilots with the Phoenix

That actually doesn't disprove it, since we know the Iranians jury-rigged spare parts together to keep their F-14s operational. They still are, in fact. It's a point of pride for the modern Iranian Air Force that their still flying 14's despite the US having retired it.
 
That actually doesn't disprove it, since we know the Iranians jury-rigged spare parts together to keep their F-14s operational. They still are, in fact. It's a point of pride for the modern Iranian Air Force that their still flying 14's despite the US having retired it.

That's true. Although it does have some relevance, quoting this airandspace mag article: http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/persian-cats-9242012/

To make matters worse, “Hughes technicians had sabotaged 16 AIM-54As at Khatami Air Base before departing for the U.S.,” says Captain Rassi. News reports at that time, he says, implied the whole fleet had been sabotaged and that all the Phoenix missiles had been rendered useless.
“In fact,” says Rassi, “all the other AIM-54s were safe in their sealed storage/transport cases, and permanently under guard, in underground bunkers at Khatami. Ironically, later we repaired all the 16 rounds damaged by Americans—[with] parts stolen from the U.S. Navy.”
 
Fascinating discussion guys! Anyone know what role Loran would have played (if any) in such a conflict, or if Loran was targeted by the Soviets?
 
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